‘It’s a win for us and the environment’: biodegradable wrap for hay bales being trialled in UK

Biodegradable bale wrap is being trialled in the UK with hopes of reducing single-use plastics, as equestrian businesses progress “in the pursuit of eco-credentials”.

The project, being led by the non-for-profit research network Innovative Farmers, aims to find a solution to the 135,000 tonnes of agricultural plastic waste produced in the UK annually. In a one-year trial, farmers from 12 sites across England, Scotland and Wales have wrapped hay bales using twine from sisal, “a cactus-like...